Establishing a financial goal is an important part of creating mindful spending habits. But saving for the future can be a challenge! Why? Because humans have a tendency to choose immediate gratification over rewards in the future. Add to that, teens’ brains are wired for immediate rewards, which is why they’re more likely to choose to spend their money on a large bubble tea versus saving it to see their fav band in concert.
Learning to save is easier when you’ve got somewhere to put your money and those funds are protected from impulse spending. That’s why at Mydoh we’ve introduced enhanced Savings Goals* to help kids and teens reach their goals.
Enhanced Savings Goals features
Funds are protected
Kids can’t spend the money allocated to Savings Goals, which helps with making conscious decisions about how to save and spend their money.
Read more: Why kids and teens should start saving money early
General savings or set a specific goal
Kids can set aside money and save without a specific goal or create up to three separate goals, each with a different amount and an emoji to represent their goal.
Visually track your progress
Kids will be able to track their progress and have a visual representation of how much they’ve already saved.
Parental visibility
Parents will be able to see their kids’ total savings goals balance, individual goals, and their progress towards them.
Read more: How kids and teens can gamify their savings
How Savings Goals works
Here’s how kids and teens can use the Savings Goals feature in the Mydoh app:
1. Set a goal
Create and name your goal, choose a category (such as sports or electronics), input the target amount you want to save, and the date you want to reach your goal.
2. Add money to your savings goal
Transfer money from your spend wallet to a specific savings goal or general savings and monitor your progress. Parents can monitor kids’ progress and provide encouragement along the way.
3. Reach your goal
Once you’ve reached your goal, transfer your money to spend and get your Smart Cash Card ready to make your purchase!
Download the Mydoh app to help build your confidence in money management and become financially independent.
*Please note: Your child’s Savings Goals is not a savings account and will not receive interest or any other earnings.
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